Characters and couples research

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Henry Mills is Regina's adopted son and Emma's biological son — the architectural premise of SwanQueen and one of the most important secondary figures across the saga. In canon, he's known as "The Truest Believer" — the only child in Storybrooke who believes the town is cursed and that the residents are fairy-tale characters. He is 10 at the show's opening; in season 6 he's a teen; in season 7 he's an adult.

In your saga canon he is 10 on Day Zero. He is not a side character — he is the structural third character of SwanQueen and an emotional anchor across multiple parts.

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